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TNHCi_2183

Not suspect, not examined
Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.85957° N, 98.39004° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens12

Collection Event

CollectorHubbs, C.S.; Gilstrap
Collected Date1951.7.24

Geography

DrainageGuadalupe
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyComal
LocalityGuadalupe River, 1.5 mi. SE Spring Branch

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified March 23, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 12

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Gambusia Gambusia affinis
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected July 25, 1951
Collecting Event ID 6881
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Comal, Texas
Name Guadalupe River Southeast of Spring Branch
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Guadalupe Upper Guadalupe Guadalupe River-Canyon Lake Rebecca Creek-Canyon Lake
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Balcones Canyonlands
HUC 12 121002010405
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 7/25/1951-7/25/1951
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hubbs, Clark Gilstrap, Frank M.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Clark Hubbs, Gilstrap
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 7/24/1951-7/24/1951
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Not flagged for specimen examination. By default we accept donor specimen determinations (after synonymization to our taxonomy). If georeferenced to TX this record has been considered in spatial context with other occurences of this species and accepted as correct.
ID Comments: NA
georeference July 13, 2007
Error: 43.662Locality: Guadalupe River Southeast of Spring BranchCoordinates: 29.859570438;-98.390035149Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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